The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-02-04

DEAR Ep;roN CoukiEE: want \" -ss
Z icx words about Los Angrios- ] VII
~ and mske II ~ interesting >s pos.''
bic arrived Ia shis hesuiifni c"uEsrs
che l2in aay ~ last Os'oher. AMI honest \
Is can s@v have sstn bu' email p"r'
zion ~ iss enchanting l"vr'ine<s- Y
takes yesr- N SEE u all thus place =
well called The -Anzss City," 'hom9h
confrss al The h@iogs who inhahit Ar'
bot angelic: or IL they are angels, 'nrs
ore snrh in disguise.
msnv allu.scns % Cal. and 10 southern
mi. IL particular. The hr.f periodicals
were giving vslu .hl-a <pscr a. articles
an IA. snli .ct NJ it, climaie. iss se1s'a'
tioa. n nuiis. hswrrs. sud especially ~
atsrac,inns ss a health resort for s''e
chilled invnI.is from the east ] sac
wonderful display Of the natural rr"-
durtion. al ss.is State ~ the great New
Orleans Expnsiiien. Bur wheA iarsiyed
here and <sw with nv own ewes the IN
flute se. ,ssrcss ~ Soushers Cal knew
The hslf hal ney.r hern made k"own
outside the STATE Aud nov ! hesitate
II know rot where 10 begin. AMI 'eks.
where a. stop. fear some ~ the ssnte-
meats shall make will hs d.,ubted. ana
she freezing lioosirr. whose eyes fsil
mon these lines. wiIl wag hi- head ~
hiS s.,inal column T. not conyesfed) aud
exciri.n with tho immortal -Wiiii~m
N,e.- -Ah-ha.r thou Hest. But viii
venture--'rrush IL mighty. and will pre-
vail ~
Of course only having heen here three
months iont clsin ID know All ao"ui
Southern Csi hut what DO know aud
vhat have seen. wilt sneak 81 aud
hope il may interest snnle II not all who
read il. First a. 10 the clinns's. here y
s. equshl-: hut within rsd:us ~ %
miles you can yet aim ~ any KIND 81
climate desired. There y M, much dill
fer-nea i.-i rcr1 The mean temperature
~ .I.sss sss.i tsna--, IA l-..s Angeles 70
Ia-re are III res!isy bur two seasons
here. spring sud summer. Winter ~
vx understand IN. there j. nOue. About
the middle Of December rains may u-u-
Ally he expected ia.,ing sometimes for
several nighf-. a. il seldom rains here w
She asy-,isne Bat nobody l. particularly
disappointed IL rains do NOT come -
thar time. This has. 50 far been . dry
winter. no rain hayinx fallen 81 nee the
last Of Octobsr. aud that wss the first
since last spring. This troubles no one
however very much. a. the erops are not
90 dependent npon rnin a. they are Ia
the East. oxing to tie system Of irriya-
ton IN force here
There i very little wind here--cy-
cl0nes are unknown. | hsve seen alto
gefhrr six or eight fogxy mornings. ana
fhat Is the extent of wirter experienced
in Southern Cat. At times u hss been
as cool IN the mornings aud evenings -
II il Ia Indians ia October. but ] have
no, seen 4 particle o: ice. nor even thin
ss;.n of frost this whole winter. Bu'
.here has been frost few miles from
In. Angeles. nearer the mouusains- This
huu-e ID ~hich I Am WISHING - this time
has nine rooms There !. but one gvsts
and one stove IN the hou-e. aud al ihs
rooms have been occupied constantly
aud no fire il needed There has ~"
been day this wintsr too cool 70 sc ou
Of doors
New Years day nv nephew ard
went d, santa Ionics,' popular ~
tering place sni wiuser resort FIR invA
lids. Il u on the COAT. and shout seven
teen miles from Lo- A"geios- The IA,
wss very warm every bDdy hsd 10 csrrs
parasois or umbrellas 70 keep Oh sh'
heat q. the sun Men. women aud chill
dren were bltleinx In the snrs. o. bsss
i.x on the shining sand. Think ar J.
n Indiana the lss day OF January.
vas interesting 10 watch the bathers
The waves roll lhore ssrd IL long yell.
and they were 90 high aud dark 20 M
inexperienced eyes. I WAS certain sous
one WON'T he drowned But a. the wsv
peaches them the bsihers give sprin
upward. then disappear an instant, tts
wall OF water pssses over them an
breaks on the shore. soon 10 be ioiiowe
b. another. We watched the sea ~
whole day long. carried light shaw
for the looks 81 the thing aud 20 resni"
me Ii was winter some " here. but u va
: burden sin late III the evening
nm not fond of neutrality-suspicious.
icsI details are always di-tasfeful 10 ne
therefore will conliae mvseis TO an ia
perfect description Of the beauties Of NJ
ture scattered every where around
euch profus on .ths flowers. the gran
oil mountains. the snrlight ard The scs
This u the home Of Fiors. fair goddc
~ natures mo-t charming treasures
nowerA All who worship ~ her shrin
Who love her enchanting gifts. who tai
pleasure 81 caltivrsing them. who emf
the innocent psslime Of watching tile
LONELINESS unfold. ~ such sbnsild con
here. IL possible, aud behold what IN 4
finite variety % coIors aud kinds can
seen on January day. IL tell "
how the lovely Celia Lily blooms he'
out 81 doors. from Ocfolscr ill M
that the tcndrrest c;imbing plants =
row in the perfection Of their besul
will you beisve II? Every g<ni~n !,
Is lily bed. aud this 10 their best biooi
ing time. Roses, gerzninnss. pinks. h
starry marxn.rites. nasturtiusns. hell
tsopes. (oisen fifteen higl.) vsrbenss. IN
81 fact. every Kind known III the IL
besides many DO MT knIw The nam
81. AZ biuomsng NOW. Peach ire
qs.ncc. ovsng. aud lemon trees, are ~